Tag: television

• V (July 25, 2026)

  Bill shared this after someone else mentioned Sydney Greenstreet:

• Button, Button (December 16, 2025)

  I am eating my way through a wonderful Penguin edition of the best Richard Matheson short stories, and just read “Button, Button”, the basis for my very favorite episode of the 1980s Twilight Zone revival. I didn’t know before yesterday that it was a Matheson original, but I’m not surprised; he also wrote the indelible 1960s Twilight Zone episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, which I’ve written about elsewhere recently.

• Could I get a hat wobble? (November 29, 2025)

  And a Flarhgunnstow?

• What, Janelle Monáe wasn’t available? (July 31, 2020)

  The universally disappointed reaction of my Twitter timeline upon the announcement of each new Doctor Who lead actor has me well-prepared for the inevitable response to Biden’s VP pick.